Directors

Cameron Archer PSM, B Sc Agric (Hons), B Ed Stud, M Ed, PhD.

Appointed 09/09/2008.

Chair: Primary Industries Education Foundation. Principal: Tocal College (1987-present). Director Tocal Agricultural Centre (2000-present). Director: Belgenny Farm Trust (2008-present). Board Member: Tom Farrell Institute, University of Newcastle (2005-present). Board Member: Regional Development Australia- Hunter (2009-present). Director: Royal Agricultural Society Foundation (2008-present). Trustee: Australian Wool Education Trust (2004-present).

Joanne Grainger BA, Dip Ed, GAICD, Adv. Dip Ag.

Appointed 28/08/2009.

Mixed farmer and irrigator of 29 years from Queensland/New South Wales Border Rivers; Vice President, Queensland Farmers Federation (2006-present). Director, National Farmers Federation (2010-present). Director: Queensland Workplace Health and Safety Advisory Board (2008 - present). Chair, Cotton Australia (2007-2010). Director: Price & Grainger Enterprises Pty Ltd (1991-present). Teacher: New South Wales Department of Education (1977-1992).

Nigel Grant B.Agr.Sc., B.Ed.,Grad.Cert.Sust.Agric

Appointed 09/09/2008 - Retired 28/08/2009; Appointed 04/04/2011.

President: National Association of Agricultural Educators. Secondary Teacher: Queensland Department of Education (30 years). Director: Learning at The Scots PGC College (Present).

David Thomason B Bus (Mngt), AMAMI, FAICD

Appointed 09/09/2008.

Board member, Australian Seafood Co-Operative Research Centre (2010 - present); Board member, Certified Australian Angus Beef P/L (2010 - present); Member Industry Consultative Committee, Australian Egg Corporation Ltd (2010 - present); Member Advisory Board, Ehrenberg Bass Institute (2009 - present); Member Expert Reference Panel on Government Advertising, Dept of Finance (2009 - present); General Manager Marketing, Meat & Livestock Australia Ltd (1998 - 2010); National Marketing Manager, George Weston Foods Ltd (1988 - 1998).

John Taylor BAppSc (RurTech, Hons1), PhD, GAICD.

Appointed 22/06/2011.

Director, Rangelands Australia and Professor of Rangeland Management: The University of Queensland (2001-present). President: Australian Rangeland Society (2010-present). Member: Remote Enterprise Centre's Ministerial Advisory Board (2009-2010). Non-Executive Director: Desert Knowledge Cooperative Research Centre (2003-2010). Deputy Chairman: North Australia Beef Research Council (1995-2001). Director: Land & Water Resources R&D Corporation (1996-1999). Research Scientist/ Deputy Chief/ Chief: CSIRO (1980-2010).

Beth Welden BAppSc (Biology), BScHons (Zoology), PGradDipEd (Secondary Science), CertIV WTA, CertIV TESOL.

Appointed 28/8/2009.

Loganlea SHS school industry liaison coordinator: Gateway Schools to Agribusiness (2010-present). Marketing Manager, Intercultural Training Associates (2010-present). Program Coordinator: AgForce Queensland School to Industry Partnership (2004-2010). President: AgAware Inc.(2009-2010). Steering Committee: AgAware Inc (2007-2009).Steering Committee: Primary Industries Week Inc (2004-2010). Steering Committee: Queensland Gateway Schools to Agribusiness (2007-2010). Working Group: University Queensland Agribusiness School Liaison Group (2008-2010).National Education coordinator: Sheep CRC (2007). Principal Policy Officer: Rural Skills Training and Labour Strategy, DPI&F (2007). Coordinator: Rural Industry Skilling, Rural Skills Training & Labour Strategy (2007). Participant: Australia 2020Forum - Future Directions for Rural Industries and Rural Communities (2008). Participant: DAFF "Pathways to Rural Leadership Course" (2007). Participant: DPI&F Qld Industry Advisory Group (2007-2009). Participant: DPI&F Agriculture2032 forum (2007). Steering committee: Primary Industries Education Foundation (2007-2008).